diff --git a/reference/html/index.html b/reference/html/index.html
index 201cd2cc..ce0d24eb 100644
--- a/reference/html/index.html
+++ b/reference/html/index.html
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ The following listing shows an example:</p>
 For the property <code>spring.application.name</code> to be used as the application&#8217;s context ID, you must set it in <code>bootstrap.[properties | yml]</code>.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
+<p>If you want to retrieve specific profile configuration, you should also set <code>spring.profiles.active</code> in <code>bootstrap.[properties | yml]</code>.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="paragraph">
 <p>You can disable the bootstrap process completely by setting <code>spring.cloud.bootstrap.enabled=false</code> (for example, in system properties).</p>
 </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/reference/html/spring-cloud-commons.html b/reference/html/spring-cloud-commons.html
index 201cd2cc..ce0d24eb 100644
--- a/reference/html/spring-cloud-commons.html
+++ b/reference/html/spring-cloud-commons.html
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ The following listing shows an example:</p>
 For the property <code>spring.application.name</code> to be used as the application&#8217;s context ID, you must set it in <code>bootstrap.[properties | yml]</code>.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
+<p>If you want to retrieve specific profile configuration, you should also set <code>spring.profiles.active</code> in <code>bootstrap.[properties | yml]</code>.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="paragraph">
 <p>You can disable the bootstrap process completely by setting <code>spring.cloud.bootstrap.enabled=false</code> (for example, in system properties).</p>
 </div>
 </div>